Amend HB 2053 as follows:                                                    
	(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, proposed Sec. 157.101(a)(5), 
Local Government Code (page 2, lines 4-5), strike "Subdivisions 
(1)-(3)" and substitute "Subdivisions (1)-(4)".
	(2)  Immediately following SECTION 1 (engrossed version page 
4, between lines 20 and 21), insert the following:
	Sec. 157.105.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  A county 
that chooses to provide medical or related benefits may operate 
under this subchapter or Subchapter A.
	(b)  A county operating under this subchapter that 
previously created a fund under Section 157.003 may continue the 
fund or may terminate the fund and create a fund as provided by 
Section 157.102.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 157, Local Government 
Code, is amended by adding Section 157.007 to read as follows:
	Sec. 157.007.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  A county 
that chooses to provide medical or related benefits may operate 
under this subchapter or Subchapter F.
	(b)  A county operating under this subchapter that 
previously created a fund under Section 157.102 may continue the 
fund or may terminate the fund and create a fund as provided by 
Section 157.003.
	(3)  Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill appropriately.